“[It’s] time for new dynamic leadership,” Mr. Hannity said during an interview with Breitbart News. “Trey Gowdy is my choice for speaker. He has the ability to articulate and implement the changes needed to get the country on the right path.”

Mr. Hannity said the nation needed someone who could steer the Republican Party down the right path on the federal budget, border security and immigration and energy development, The Hill reported.

“John Boehner has snubbed and ignored conservatives for too long as evidenced by the recent cromnibus budget deal he made with Obama, Reid and Hoyer,” Mr. Hannity said, The Hill reported. “It’s time he step aside for the good of the country and the conservative movement.”